defalcation vs peculation

defalcation and peculation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defalcation	Yes	No	No	No
peculation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defalcation and peculation are synonyms defined as:

defalcation and peculation: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

Other synonyms of defalcation include embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation.

defalcation (noun)	peculation (noun)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else	the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
the sum of money that is misappropriated